"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
03/14/2017 at 21:41 • Filed to: None
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Some beautiful shots here. I love how they open the door and the No. 2 engine is hanging right there.
facw
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03/14/2017 at 21:48 |
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Do they recover and repack those chutes? Obviously in combat, you wouldn’t want to take the time, but I’m curious if they are otherwise considered single-use items?
ttyymmnn
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03/14/2017 at 21:54 |
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Looks like Hammerhead’s post got you looking at paratroop videos, too. During WWII, the C-47 Skytrain could carry 28 paratroops. To transport the paratroops for the June 6 invasion of Normandy, the Allies assembled a fleet of over 900 Skytrains which were arrayed in consecutive V-formations, nine planes wide, and crossed the English Channel in a line that stretched 300 miles. In two days, they had dropped over 50,000 soldiers. By comparison, the C-17 can carry 102 paratroopers.
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> facw
03/14/2017 at 21:54 |
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I believe it is as you suppose. I certainly am not expert, but I’d want one of the jobs that allowed me to remain on the aircraft.
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> ttyymmnn
03/14/2017 at 22:00 |
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Yup. The exciting ride would have been on one of those gliders. *shivers*
MrDakka
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03/14/2017 at 22:15 |
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Drop pods when?
My bird IS the word
> Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
03/14/2017 at 22:17 |
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Curious, I mean my knowledge of paratroops comes exclusively from band of brothers, I figured they would jump weapons ready. Still has to be one of the coolest branches to serve in.
MonkeePuzzle
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03/14/2017 at 23:02 |
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that was enjoyable. I liked that there was no narration or nonsense
ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com
> facw
03/15/2017 at 10:13 |
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Yes. There is an entire MOS dedicated to parachute rigging. In a training environment, after landing the chutes are packed up into kit bags and taken to the unit’s rigger shop. They are cleaned, dried, inspected and repacked for future use.